Whitehorse Daily Star

May 21, 2004

• The secrets we keep can almost be the death of us This is the fourth novel in the Dismas Hardy series that I have enjoyed, but is only the first that I have read.
• Bigfoot, mastodon or mammoth footprints? This column on UFOs appears monthly in the Star. This is where I got started with photographs. I got three of them given to me.
• Musicians help Mary, Kate kick up their heels DAWSON CITY Kim Barlow and Justin Haynes were in Keno City earlier this month, recording several live concerts to mix into a new Barlow CD, due out in July. It's also planned to be released at this year's Dawson City Music Festival during the same month.
• New CD will reflect Southern Tutchone heritage Gary Lachance, an education support worker with Champagne-Aishihik First Nations (CAFN), is midway through the production of a CD that will be entirely in Southern Tutchone.
• Yukon Arts Cenre's Public Art Gallery plans several summer exhibitions For its summer exhibitions, the Yukon Arts Centre's Public Art Gallery will present work by Tlingit artist Keith Wolf Smarch, Atlin- and Calgary-based artist Dominik J. Modlinski and Toronto-based photographers Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge.
• Dall sheep put down before deal signed The Yukon government has paid $33,950 to buy out the wildlife viewing facility in Carcross, including four animals and the fencing infrastructure.
• Bikes for city staff They're not the kind of bikes that will likely win the Kluane Chilkat Bike Relay, but they'll take city staff from Point A to a meeting at Point B.
• Drive with care, minister urges motorists With the first long weekend of the spring and summer season upon us and the official start of National Road Safety Week in Canada, Highways and Public Works Minister Glenn Hart is asking motorists to take extra care on Yukon highways this weekend.
• Argus still owes money to YTG A report from Canada's auditor general has shown the B.C.-based developer of the Chilkoot Centre still owes money to the Yukon government.
• Assessments plan firmed up After years of oral agreements, the territorial government is getting in writing the procedures to have individuals accused of crimes sent Outside for psychiatric assessment.
• Bagnell eager for election With his party leader expected to drop the green flag on the federal election race this weekend, Larry Bagnell is getting ready to campaign across the Yukon.
• Search on for missing man Police in Ross River are looking for the public's help after a man who spends his winters in the bush failed to check in with friends as scheduled.
• Don't fill pools, wash vehicles, city requests Kids around the city likely won't be cooling off in their wading pools this long weekend.
• Fire rules applied to Skagway, Dyea Wayne Greenstreet, Skagway's fire chief, has issued a restriction on open fires in the Skagway and Dyea areas.
• The fire watch: Nature vastly superior' Sometimes fighting forest fires can be as effective as trying to extinguish a campfire with a shotglass full of water.
• Band's arrival: It's rocking our world' Young people hoping to catch a glimpse of Swollen Members swarmed Triple Js Music Cafe Thursday.
• Yukoner found daunting' water need Sitting in a Tim Horton's restaurant, having coffee on a sunny weekday afternoon is a stark difference from the reality many east Indians face everyday.
• Clean-up still on 26 years after old mine's demise DAWSON CITY At a time when restoration of a mining site usually means restoring things to a natural state, the work at the old Clinton Creek mine site is a bit different.

May 20, 2004

• Mining week starts Friday Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang is urging Yukoners to celebrate Mining and Geology Week in the territory, May 21-27.
• Water level dropping in Old Crow The water level in front of Old Crow is dropping, and the Porcupine River is flowing pretty much clear of ice now, Chief Joe Linklater of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation said this morning.
• Quest balance sheet improves dramatically The Yukon Quest Canadian board's $126,331 debt has been whittled down to $11,281, board president Claire Festel announced at a press conference this morning.
• Trailer trashing causes $5,000 in damages A Lobird trailer owner is facing a bill of more than $5,000 after the home was trashed in the last couple of days.
• NDP opens campaign headquarters With a federal election looming, the local New Democratic Party candidate has set up shop and is ready to hit the trail.
• Accused ordered to undergo assessment After the Crown failed to convince a judge to remand a man into custody for a mental health evaluation on Tuesday, the accused was released on bail with a 30-day psychiatric assessment order in hand.
• Two communities get labour projects The federal government has provided $76,677 to carry out two employment projects in Teslin and Haines Junction.
• Mayor wary about water guidelines HAINES JUNCTION After adhering to legislation that had been scheduled to be passed on landfills and signs, Haines Junction Mayor John Farynowski won't have the village meeting potential guidelines for drinking water until they're enacted into legislation.
• Loans to stay on public books until August The Yukon government won't be selling off its $5.1 million in unpaid loans before August.
• B.C.'S BRUCE JOHNSON WINS THE QUEST Bruce Johnson of Atlin, B.C. became the first Canadian to win the Yukon Quest International Dog Sled Race, crossing the finish line at 9:17 p.m. Saturday.

May 19, 2004

• MLAs' session ends but barbs carry on With the territory's largest-ever budget now law and the legislature adjourned for five months, the two sides are accusing each other of poor conduct during the sitting.
• Teslin accused granted bail A Teslin man accused of asking his girlfriend to murder someone has been released on $10,000 bail.
• Caribou calves born The number of calves born to the 29 Chisana caribou cows being held in captivity south of Beaver Creek has risen to 17, says caribou biologist Rick Farnell.
• Bar smoke sickened store employees Workers at a local children's clothing store were made ill recently because of bar smoke wafting in through a back door.
• Assault charged laid A 46-year-old local man was arrested at the Airline Inn and charged with assault and possessing cocaine last night.
• No more regulations needed, committee told A committee studying the use of off-road vehicles was peppered with suspicion and innuendo as it was confronted Tuesday night by a public meeting of 130 or more.
• Wells proposed as city water option Gerd Mannsperger believes the city should start looking at using wells for its water supply.
• Summit imminent First nation business leaders from a number of jurisdictions will meet in Whitehorse May 27-28 to share their experiences in business development.
• Collision' turns heads at high-crash area Only one person has died at the Two Mile Hill-Alaska Highway intersection in the nine years it's existed in its present form but that's not from lack of trying.
• Fentie's view of case clashes with judge's Premier Dennis Fentie disagrees with a judge's ruling on a case of a mentally ill man being kept in segregation at the Whitehorse jail.
• Restaurant targeted again For the fifth time in less than a month, a local Mexican restaurant has had visitors of the illegal kind.
• Judges reserve decision Three judges have reserved their decision on whether Daniel Morris' sentence will change.